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Shakopee grant helps Kiowa Tribe purchase Indian City USA
by: Brian Daffron / Today correspondent Grand re-opening to take place May 17-18 2008 ANADARKO, Okla. - Indian City USA has been a tourist draw since 1955, when it was built south of Anadarko with the help of University of Oklahoma anthropologists. Sitting atop a hill, Indian City and the surrounding land of approximately 200 acres houses [...]
Continue reading...For some Indian tribes, casinos are a bad bargain
6. April 2008
HUALAPAI INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz. (AP) - To leaders of the Hualapai Indian Tribe, opening a casino on the south rim of the Grand Canyon (PHOTOS)seemed like a great idea at the time. They dreamed of tourists flocking to play a few rounds on a one-armed bandit before stepping outside for a spectacular, unspoiled view of [...]
Continue reading...BIA Official Memo To Prospective Indians
6. April 2008
...Contrary to popular belief, Indians do not receive payments from the federal government simply because they ...
Continue reading...Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community recognized for environmental efforts
5. April 2008
Prior Lake, Minnesota- The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development has named the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) one of 30 semi-finalists from across the country for its prestigious Honoring Nations Award. The SMSC was initially nominated for the award and then later submitted an application in the field of “Conservation Stewards” for its [...]
Continue reading...All about the Upper Sioux Tribe
22. March 2008
The Reservation tribal headquarters is located five miles south of Granite Falls, Minnesota, on the Minnesota River in Yellow Medicine County. The reservation is 115 miles west of Minneapolis. History This land we call Pejuhutazizi Kapi (The place where they dig for yellow medicine) has been the homeland for our people, the Dakota Oyate (Nation), [...]
Continue reading...All about the Shakopee Tribe
22. March 2008
Before European Contact The Minnesota River Valley has been home to the Dakota for hundreds of years, and the existence of our ancestors was sustained by their relationship with the earth and their surroundings. For generations, Dakota families fished from the river, gathered rice from area lakes, and hunted game on the prairies and [...]
Continue reading...Mystic Lake Casino in Mall of America
10. March 2008
Mystic Lake Casino in Mall of America If you live in the Twin Cities, you can check out one of our recently completed O&E projects in person at the Mall of America. The O&E team worked with the project management team at Design Build Solutions to remodel the 1200 square foot Mystic Lake Casino retail space [...]
Continue reading...Native American programs in Genesee County search for students amidst complaints heritage is ignored
21. February 2008
by RoNeisha Mullen | The Flint Journal Thursday February 21, 2008, 4:21 PM FLINT TWP. — Local Native American education programs are seeing declining numbers, a sad statement on families rejecting their heritage, some educators say. "For so long, Native Americans had been taught to deny their culture because they’d be tormented," said Jean Keen, a Native [...]
Continue reading...Cultural Council funds Native American program
21. February 2008
Rochester - The Rochester Cultural Council has awarded $589 in funding to support the Native American Educational Outreach Project at the Robbins Museum of Archaeology, located at 17 Jackson St. in Middleborough. Funding from the Rochester Cultural Council will cover the costs of transportation to and admission at the museum for local third-grade students [...]
Continue reading...House to vote on proposed Native American Affairs Committee
21. February 2008
By Travis Coleman Journal staff writer SIOUX CITY — The proposed creation of a Commission on Native American Affairs is up for a vote in the Iowa House of Representatives after being unanimously approved by the House State Government Committee this week. The commission aims to work with tribal governments, groups and members in the areas [...]
Continue reading...TSTC Powwow to highlight Native American culture
21. February 2008
Texas State Technical College WacoReporter: Mary DrennonEmail Address: mary.drennon@tstc.edu WACO) - Colorful costumes, social Native American dance and song and much more will be on tap this spring at Texas State Technical College Waco. The Native American Student Association of TSTC will host the 2008 Waco Intertribal Powwow from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, [...]
Continue reading...House to vote on proposed Native American Affairs Committee
21. February 2008
By Travis Coleman Journal staff writer SIOUX CITY — The proposed creation of a Commission on Native American Affairs is up for a vote in the Iowa House of Representatives after being unanimously approved by the House State Government Committee this week. The commission aims to work with tribal governments, groups and members in the areas [...]
Continue reading...Return of Turok! Native American comic-book hero
21. February 2008
By Blaine Kyllo Propaganda Games (wiki) was formed three years ago by a group of former Electronic Arts staffers. Within months, it was acquired by Buena Vista Games, now Disney Interactive Studios. In an interview with the Georgia Straight at Propaganda’s Vancouver offices, general manager and vice president Josh Holmes said the company had been working [...]
Continue reading...Schooling, Immersion Programs Help Save Endangered Languages
20. February 2008
__________________________ Science Conference Addresses Importance of Preservation By Art Chimes, VoA News San Francisco, CA - February 28, 2007 - There are nearly 7,000 languages on Earth, but experts say about half of them are endangered, meaning only a small and declining number of often elderly people speak the language. Major world and national languages crowd out indigenous [...]
Continue reading...Race and Other Tricky Online Application Questions
20. February 2008
Race and Other Tricky Online Application Questions: When Applying for Jobs Online, You Can Skip Certain Questions, Benefit from Others By Perri Capell, CareerJournal.com Question: When completing online job applications, I’m asked to provide my college graduation date and Social Security number. Does this give the HR department an opportunity to discriminate against me? Also, if I don’t [...]
Continue reading...NCAI Empowers Native Youth through New Program
20. February 2008
NCAI Empowers Native Youth through New Youth Ambassador Leadership Program Release by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) In an effort to expand youth leadership in Indian Country, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has created the Youth Ambassador Leadership Program (YALP) to acknowledge the strong leadership capabilities and skills present within both Native youth. “Native [...]
Continue reading...Minneapolis History is really Sioux history.
16. February 2008
Minneapolis history before the middle of the 19th Century is really the history of the Dakota (Sioux) American Indians. It is believed that the Dakota people lived and flourished in the area to be known as Minneapolis before Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Du Luth (known as Duluth), and Father Louis Hennepin visited the area in the [...]
Continue reading...Supreme Court: tax on Indians living off-reservation UPHELD
16. February 2008
Minnesota Supreme Court: Income tax on Indians living off-reservation upheld Associated Press August 3, 2001 American Indians who live off tribal lands are subject to Minnesota income taxes, the state Supreme Court decided Thursday in upholding a lower court’s ruling. Edward and Tina Jefferson sought shelter from paying taxes on income from Prairie Island Indian Community’s casino. They are [...]
Continue reading...$113 MILLION+ awarded to Minnesota Indian tribes
16. February 2008
Federal single audits show $113,841,024 awarded to Minnesota Indian tribes by Bill Lawrence and Clara NiiSka $113,841,024. According to information provided by the General Accounting Office (GAO), the most recent audits of federal funds awarded to Indian tribal governments and reservation housing authorities in Minnesota detail federal grants and contracts in excess of $113 million annually. How much [...]
Continue reading...Casino money helps Indians become new force in politics
16. February 2008
Casino money helps Indians emerge as new force in politics Gambling funds used to support Yucca Mountain By Renee Ruble ASSOCIATED PRESS MILLE LACS LAKE, Minn. — Standing under portraits of chiefs one night a few weeks ago, state Rep. Sondra Erickson told the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe that she believes their reservation no longer exists. Some members [...]
Continue reading...- Please read and sign petition for Native American Day.
- A scouting party for the future: canoeing the Wakan Wakpa
- On September 2nd, Dakota People will reclaim Coldwater Spring!
- SMSC Supports Cheyenne River Elderly Village
- FBI CREATES HONEY POT LINKS TO SNARE WOULD BE PEDOPHILES
- Mohawk publisher hospitalized after border patrol brutality
- Part of S.D. Badlands management could go to tribe
- Sioux Tribe to open new casino
- POW WOWS - dancing for the future
- MN Sesquicentennial Commission’s Native Partnering & Truth-Telling
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